Page 65 of Learn the Play

“Hello?” Mom answers.

“Mom.” My voice cracks.

“Reid? What’s wrong? Is it Bellamy? The baby?”

I clear my throat. “We’re all fine. We just had our ultrasound,” I tell her.

“Oh!” I can hear the excitement in her voice. “Sam! Come here, Reid and Bellamy are on the phone,” she calls out. “Weboth just got home,” Mom explains. “Okay, he’s here, and you’re on speaker.”

I glance over at Bellamy and nod. “Hi, Paula. Hi, Sam,” she says.

“Hello, sweetheart,” they say at the same time.

“We wanted to call to let you know that you’re getting a granddaughter,” I tell them, feeling emotion well in the back of my throat. My parents congratulate us, and we talk for a few more minutes. “Thank you,” I tell them. “We’re excited, but we have a few more calls to make.”

“Of course,” Mom says. “I’m so happy for both of you,” she says. “Talk soon. We love you.” She barely has the words out before the line goes silent.

“Your mom next?” I ask.

She smiles and nods as she grabs her phone out of her purse, dials her mom, and places the call on speaker.

“Hello, daughter of mine. How are you?” Candice greets.

“It’s a girl!” Bellamy blurts.

“What?” Candice asks, voice cracking. “A granddaughter,” she says lovingly.

“Yes!” Bellamy exclaims.

“I’m so happy for you. Tell Reid I said congratulations.”

“I’m here, Candice,” I speak up.

“You ready to be a girl dad?” she teases.

“You know I’m gonna rock that,” I tell her, laughing.

“No doubt in my mind,” Candice replies.

“You let me know if you need help with the nursery or anything else,” she tells us.

“We will, Mom. Love you.”

“Love you, too,” she says, and ends the call.

“What about your dad?” I ask her.

“I don’t know.” She bites down on her bottom lip.

“We don’t have to tell him.”

“I should, though, right? I mean, that’s the right thing to do?”

“Baby, we can do whatever we want.”

“I guess I’ll call him.” She huffs out a breath of air and dials his number, placing the call on speaker.

“Bellamy? Is everything okay?” Coach Warner answers.